Corn popper



Patented Sept. 26, 1922. f

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LABADIE, or embase, ILLINOIS, Assrenon 'ro Waarna BANDUasxi, or cmcAeo,ILLINOIS.

com: 'roeren Application 4tiled June 20, U19-21k?. Serial No. 479,075. l

My present inventionhas reference to an improved corn popper.

character in .which a cage, in which the corn to be lpopped isreceivedand held over the fire, can be reversely rotated in an easy andexpeditious manner, without subjecting the operator to danger from theflame or from ,the heated ca e.

A further object is to produce a corn' popper in which the cage thereofis provided with a spiralshank that Vfinds 'a bearing .in

a handle at the end-thereof, while on the shank there is agru'nner inthe nature of a' nut whose threads enga e the grooves in the spiralshank, said han le being grasped' by one hand of the`operator, therunner by the other, and said runner being i'eciprosatedlongitudinallyon the shank to cause the 'cage tto turn rapidly inopposite directions, so j -that the corn' therein can be po ped in aneas manner without subjecting t e operator to the heated cage. A

The foregoing, andv other objects which will appear asthe nature of theinvention is better understood, may be accomplished by a construction,combination and operative 'association of parts, such as is disclosed bythe drawings which accompany and wliic form part of this specification.

Figure 1 is an elevation of a corn popper in accordance with this.invention. i

Figure 2 is a sectibnai view onv the line 2---2 of Figure 1, on anenlarged scale.

Figure 3 is a,section l view on the line. 3 -3 of Figure 1.

Figure 4 is aview looking toward the end of the cage.

The cage of my improved corn oper is in the natureof a reticulated cyliner, and is indicated, in the drawings, by the numeral 1. The ends of thecylinder may be and preferably are constructed of metal disks, and areindicated by the' numerals 2 and 3 respectively. Between the disks thereare ai arranged spaced-plates 4 which are in con-- Acorn to beA poppedmay be inserted in the My object is 'to produce a deviceiof this.

surface of the runner being preferably anger of injury from theflame orfi'om tion,

tasting engagement with the inner face of the reticulated body andmaterially, rein; force thef said body. The outer end disk '3 isprovided with an opening 5 whereby the cage, and the popped corndelivered therefrom. The opening 5, however, is normally closed 4by adoor 6, suitable latchingv means 7, being provided for holding the doorlclosed. The door 6 is in the nature of a 65 plate, and zis' preferablypivotally support ed on the reducedcross section-ally roundednon-threaded end 7 of the shank'S to slide laterally over'the opening.The body of the shank isf'grooved spirally, as at 9, the said body beinground in cross section, and the outer end of the shankis provided with areduced cross sectionally rounded extension .10. The extensi'on 10 isreceived in the bore of the handle 11, and anti-frictional elements 12and 13 respectively are arranged between theends of the handle and theshank. i 0n the spiral shank 9. there isa runner.

which isrin the nature of fi nut 14, the outerv rounded or of `anelliptical shape.

In use, the operator holds the handle l1 of the device with one'hand,While the other engages the runner 14. The runner is re ciprocatedlongitudinally over the spiral shank 9, causing the same to revolve 1 ntwo directions, and imparting a like motion to the cage 1. i

The shank lis reduced square in cross section at the cage end toaccommodate the squared apertured disk so the c age will be given as manrevolutions as is imparted to the shaft an this cross sectionallysquared reduction is arranged through said cage and further reducedround in cross section for 95 adaption to the door 6 as above described,

It is thought that the foregoing descripwhen taken in connection' withthe drawings will amply set, forth the construction, operation andadvantages of the imle@ proveinent, and therefore, furtherdetail de.scription will not be attempted.

ter, a second disk defeigned to close the opil@ vpasarteend vofthe cegeand being provided with a squere aperture arranged ini its'cen- I ter,eplurelity-of spaced plates arranged be tween seid disks and incontacting engagemeut with the inner face' of said cylindrical l page, e.shank adapted to support the cage mld uein,r reduced square inerosssection to :engage t e square aperture of the disk, said l shank'extending through the' cage and loe-r ing reduced` round in crosssection to ac- 10 commodate itself to the round aperture of thesecondmen'tioned disk, e door piyotally means for rotating said shank.

In testimony4 whereof Taix my signature.

WrLLIAM DARVIN Lemme.

